﻿<p>The element type <em>IfcFlowStorageDeviceType</em> defines a list of commonly shared property set definitions of a flow storage device and an optional set of product representations.  It is used to define a flow storage device specification (the specific product information that is common to all occurrences of that product type).</p> 
	     
<p>A flow storage device is a device used for the temporary storage of a fluid (such as a tank) or the voltage potential induced by the induced electron flow (such as a battery). Flow storage types (or the instantiable subtypes) may be exchanged without being already assigned to occurrences.</p> 
	
<p>The occurrences of the <em>IfcFlowStorageDeviceType</em> are represented by instances of <em>IfcFlowStorageDevice</em> or its subtypes.</p> 
    
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HISTORY&nbsp; New entity in IFC2x2.
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